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United States Patent() 3,124,525 ZNE GENERATR John Remonta, F.0.Box 837, Corsicana, Tex., assigner of forty-tive percent to Bennett Miller, Dallas, Tex. Filed Mar. 14, 1963, Ser. No. 265,275 2 Claims. (Cl. Zitti- 179) This invention relates to an apparatus for eliminating smog, improving ignition and purifying oil in internal combustion engines.

-It is known that the atmosphere is polluted by the incomplete products of combustion of internal combustion engines.

It is therefore an object of the invention to produce a more complete combustion of the products in the cylin- -ders of an internal combustion engine. Such products include the fuel and the lubricating oil which finds its way into the cylinders because of wear or mechanical defects.

It is also known that the lubricating oil used vfor lubrication of an internal combustion engine becomes contaminated, in time, by carbon and fuel.

It is a further object of the invention to purify the oil in the lubricating system.

I propose to accomplish the objects of this invention by adding ozones to the combustible mixture drawn into the cylinders and by adding ozone to the crankcase.

For an understanding of the structure by which I produce and add the ozone to the cylinders and crankcase reference is made to the drawings in which like parts are designated by the same numerals and in which:

FIGURE 1 shows an ozone generator connected to supply ozone to the carburetor;

FIGURE 2 is a section through the generator Vshown in FIGURE 1;

FIGURE 3 is a section on the line 3:-3 of FIGURE 2;

FIGURE 4 is a view along the line 4-4 of FIGURE 2;

FIGURE 5 is a view along line 5-5 of FIGURE 2;

FIGURE 6 is a side view of an ozone generator;

FIGURE 7 is a section along lines `7--7 of FIGURE 6;

FIGURE 8 is a side View of an ozone generator of square shape;

FIGURE 9 is a section along line 9 9 of FIGURE 8;

FIGURE 1U is a top view of FIGURE 1l on a reduced scale;

FIGURE l1 is a section along line 11-11 of FIGURE li() and shows an ozone generator and distributorcap built as a unit;

FIGURE 12 shows an ozone generator and spark coil built as a unit;

FIGURE 13 shows the spark coil, distributor, and ozone generator as separate units;

FIGURE 14 is a view along line 14-14 of FIGURE 13; and

FIGURE l5 shows an ozone generator connected to supply ozone to the lubricant in the crankcase.

In FIG. 1 is shown an ozone generator 1 connected to a high voltage source 2, shown as a spark coil, and distributor cap 3. The ozone is carried by a pipe 4 from the generator to the suction line 5 which leads to the carburetor -from the spark advance system designated generally by numeral 6. Wires 3S connect the distributor with the usual spark plugs (not shown).

An ozone generator suitable for use with an internal.

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a casing I'7 of high dielectric material such as plastic, glass, orBakelite, etc. A top cap 8 is secured to the casing and is provided with a socket 9 in which,V is xed a metal sleeve 10 by a rivet or screw 11. A connector member 12 is secured to the casing 7 by a rivet 13. In the casing is a series of metal plates 14 connected by wiring 15 to the sleeve 16. A second series of plates 16 is connected to -member 12 by wiring 17. Both series of plates are insulated from each other by insulation 18. The bottom of the casing 7 is provided with openings 19 to provide air inlets to the interior of the casing. The cap is provided with an extension 20 having an outlet 21.

`In use, the member 12 is inserted into the usual wire socket provided in the distributor cap as shown in FIG. 1. The high tension lead 2S from coil 2 is inserted into sleeve 10 and pipe 4 is secured to suction line 5 and extension ZG. The air entering openings 19 has the oxygen (O2) changed to ozone (O3) by passing between the plates 14, 16 subjected to high potential. The ozone is carried to the carburetor where it is mixed with the fuel and air and then passed rto the combustion chamber.

Although FIG. 1 shows the ozone generator connected to the carburetor, it is to be understood that such connection could also be made to the cranlkcase. Ozone, being an unstable gas, attacks the carbon in the oil thus purifying it.

In FIGS. l6 and 7 is shown an ozone generator in which the series of plates is circular and in FIGS. 8 and 9 the plates are shown as rectangular.

In FIGS. 10 and lil the distributor cap 3` is provided with a cavity in which the plates are stacked. The rivet 13R which forms the terminal for one series of plates provides electrical Contact with the usual rotor of the distributor. Terminals T cooperate with the rotor to provide -for the proper `ring of the cylinders.

In FIG. l2. an ozone generator is made as a unitary device with the spark coil 2. A casing member 22 is provided with a threaded opening into which is threaded a cap Z3. The cap is provided with an additional thread 2li for securing to the body of spark coil 2. The usual primary and secondary windings P and S produce the necessary high voltage.

In FIGS. 13 and 14 is shown a device in which the spark coil 2, ozone generator 1, and distributor cap are separate elements. The ozone generator and spark coil are secured to Iiire wall 24. The ozone generator is supplied with high voltage by a tap to the high voltage side of the spark coil.

FIGURE 15 shows an ozone generator 1 operatively secured to a distributor cap 3 `by a connector 12 with a high tension lead 2S passing to a coil (not shown) similar to FIGURE 1. A pipe 4 from the generator 1 leads directly to the pan P of the crankcase having oil or lubricant therein in a conventional manner and secured below the motor M. Thus, the oil or lubricant in the crankcase is contacted with the ozone which attacks the carbon in the oil to purify the same as pointed out hereinabove. -It is to be understood that the showing in FIGURE l5, as in the other tigures, is to be interpreted merely as illustrative of one manner of supplying the crankcase with ozone to contact the lubricant therein with the same.

Having described my invention, what I claim as my invention is:

1. An article of manufacture comprising in combination an ozone generator and distributor cap and comprising a housing of insulating material, a wall in said housing dividing the housing into separate chambers, one chamber containing two series of interleaved plates, the plates of each series being electrically connected together to a common terminal, one terminal being formed as a socket member for reception of a high tension lead, the other terminal projecting through the dividing wall whereby to form electrical contact with a rotor, openings in said one chamber to provide for the intake of air and the outlet for ozone; the other chamber containing a plurality of terminals for cooperation with a rotor.

4 2. The method of purifying lubricating oil in the crankcase of an automobile comprising the step of supplying the crankcase with ozone to thereby contact the lubricant with ozone.

References Cited in the le of this patent UNITED STATES PATENTS 743,433 Blackmarr Nov. 10, 19013 1,011,503 Sheperd Dec. `l2, 1911 1,725,661 McPartland Aug. 20, 1929 1,982,484 Runge Nov. 27, 1934 2,128,455 Darling Aug 30, 1938 2,575,664 James Nov. 20, 1951 

2. THE METHOD OF PURIFYING LUBRICATING OIL IN THE CRANKCASE OF AN AUTOMOBILE COMPRISING THE STEP OF SUPPLYING THE CRANKCASE WITH OZONE TO THEREBY CONTACT THE LUBRICANT WITH OZONE. 